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I've about had it. I am very frustrated. I read this website from the internet about tuning my feedline to resonance as a first step to building a G5RV. I cut some radioshack 300 ohm twinlead to 35 ft and hooked one end to a dummyload and the other to my swr meter and then to the radio. I can...

I have been having problems with my G5RV. I built it according to spec. Is the antenna supposed to load up on 14.150 without a tuner? I can't seem to get my swr down and I can't develop full power. I have an array of antennas. I might have to move the G5Rv somewhere by itself. And does the...

I have a 16 pill amplifier and I don't even use it anymore. It is a Joker 16 pill. It did great for my cb days but now I have no interest in amplified cb. Instead I would like an amplifier for my FT 840. Is Ameritron a good brand? How much power can I run into a G5RV?

OK here is the deal. I am using the Yaesu FT 840 with an LDG 1000 auto tuner. The problem is I know that we are not supposed to interfere with the frequency but it seems I have to switch to AM mode and key the mike with 30 watts or more and then hit my autotune. What noise does this transmit on...

In you're opinion which is the best wire antenna for 80, 40 and 20 meter ragchewing? I am using a homebrew G5RV. It performs well and excellent on 20 meters but I noticed my 20 meter aluminum dipole seemed to get a better signal on 20 than does my G5RV.

I love my Yaesu FT 840. It operates way beter than My 101e, but i'm still wanting to get a better HF radio. Which Yaesu radio should I step up to with more bells and whistles and would it be worth it? Maybe I should work on the antenna side of things. I'm currently using a homebrew G5RV. I was...

A friend of mine is a trucker. He gave me two cb's to mess with. One cb when you apply power to it and turn on the switch r56 by the final burns up and i have not been able to find out why. Do these cobra night watches have a common problem with shorting out. The other radio cannot even be...

I read some other posts about voltage under a load but if the voltage is too high at idle the damage would already possibly be done. Right? I mean i'm sure I would notice damage very quickly. I think I will just get a good power supply. I burnt up a Golden Eagle Mark5 once by running it with an...

I got my Yaesu FT-840 today and i was going to hook it up to my power supply. I decided to measure voltage at my supply and I was concerned because I got 16.9 volts. This is too high according to the specs for my radio. If i were to hook the radio in my mobile then it would be hooked up to...

cb I love my Yaesu 101e

Sparky's I ordered a 4 element beam from Sparky's and they called me back saying he was sorry it was out of stock so he sent me a 5 element instead! Cool!!!

VA Saw the doc today and she thinks it is a definate problem with my meds. The VA had me on Gabpentin. She was going to double the dose until I TOLD HER ABOUT MY MOOD CHANGES. Anyways I feel alot beter knowing it's not me. She also scheduled a LAB to check my testosterone level. Men go thru the...

depression I have an appointment to see the doc at the VA Clinic. It might be a side effect of a medication i'm taking.Anyways thanks to those who replied. I've never felt like this before. I am just kinda numb to everything. I guess i'd better get my antennas fixed and start listening to...

I don't know what's wrong with me anymore. I haven't picked up a mic in a year. My tower needs serious work and I can't get the motivation to fix my antennas. I pawned my 16 pill and my radio room is a mess. It like nothing interests me anymore. I go to my job and i'm on auto pilot. My brother...

blah So to get the rated watts [1600 watts]you would have to drive the 16 harder than 80 watts. Here we are talking about driving a 16 pill with 80 watts compared to the advertised 1x4 drive levels. It seems unreal. Even Ameritron rates their amp higher than the spec because they supposedly can...

blah so lets get this straight you are saying 5 watts pep per pill being 80 watts pep fed into a 16 pill at 12.5 volts will yield 1600 watts? Because at 10 watts pep or 160 watts drive the 16 does 800 watts and swings forward. The spec sheet i read said 10pep watts per pill.

yes i caught that Linearone. I saw on your videos you running a 4000 watt pep 16 pill. What drive were you using. How many watts were you driving that amp with. Even tho you agree with Freecell you run the 16 just like everybody runs them. Full saturation and lots of harmonics watts. Everybody...

base wouldn't the 16 draw less amps with less input drive? Also i find it hard to believe that any amp built by an amp builder is a pig even with proper upgrades. I mean the base is there it just lacks the filtering, band switching and proper biasing scheme. Many ham operators build simple amps...

@ 250W you are already exceeding the maximum drive input for the type and number of devices used in the 16-transistor amplifier by 90W. Wow, I asked Peakaboo the builder of this amp and he said I could swing 500 watts into the box and be OK. 160 watts pep is all it takes to drive a 16 pill? So...

I think it calls for 320 amps max. Of course it's a Joker amp so I got the specs from X-Force.